MVFI 610 : Fish Viral Diseases

Department

Academic Program

Type

Elective

Credits

Prerequisite

Overview

1. Providing the student with theoretical and practical information to know the types of viral diseases that affect fish.

2. Acquisition of knowledge of the types of viruses that cause disease and how to diagnose, treat and prevent them.

3. Preparing the student to know how to use traditional and modern techniques in detecting viral causes.

4. Identify veterinary medicinal drugs and vaccines used in the prevention and treatment of infected fish and the mechanism for their use.

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge & understand

A.1. Intellectually feeding the student with the history of virology and what science has reached at the present time.

A.2. Knowledge of the different types of viral diseases that infect fish wild and farms.

A.3. To identify the pathogenesis of viral diseases in fish and how to differential diagnosis between it.

A.4. Introducing the student to the types of modern techniques in isolating and classifying viruses.

A.5. Keeping the student up-to-date with the latest technical developments regarding fish virology.

B. Mental skills (Intellectual capacity)

B.1 Ability to relate the abnormal symptoms that appear on the marine organism and the pathogen (viruses).

B.2. Urging the student to think and research how to diagnose the viral disease and find the appropriate treatment for it by reviewing recent scientific research.

B.3. Teaching the student about the importance of teamwork and the extent of its success in identifying and distinguishing between different types of viruses and what each type of disease causes.

B.4. Pushing the student towards thinking and creativity skills in how to diagnose the disease and finding final and preventive solutions to it.

C. (Practical & professional skills)

C.1. The student acquires practical skills in how to diagnose (viral) fish diseases.

C.2. The student's ability to use some diagnostic devices inside the lab and while in the field.

C.3. Developing the student's abilities how to link the relationship between field and laboratory diagnosis.

C.4. Learn how to use antibiotics and vaccines against bacteria and viruses that infect fish farmed fish.

D. Generic and transferable skills

D.1. The ability to establish a preventive system for owners of fish farms.

D.2. Acquires the ability and style to follow the correct methods for identifying and classifying viruses that cause disease.

D.3. Ability to deliver the correct data and information in a clear and sound manner.

D.4. Contribute to building a database to identify viruses that infect fish.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures using the White Board, Lectures using the projector (Data Show), and Use of audio-visual techniques. Practical and field training

Methods of assessments

Evaluation No.	Evaluation methods		Evaluation duration	Evaluation Weight	percentage	Evaluation date (week)
1sth evaluation	1sth midterm exam		2hrs	43%	10	In the 6 weeks of the study
2nd evaluation	2nd midterm exam		2hrs	21%	10	At the 10 weeks of the study
3rd evaluation	Final exam	Paper exam	3hrs	100%	50	At the end of the course
		Pract exam	10-15hr	100%	20	At the end of the course
		Oral exam	3hrs	100%	10	At the end of the course

Reference address	Name of reference	Edition	Author	Location found
Books course	CRC Press fish	1st Edition	Stephen A. Smith 2019	https://www.routledge.com/Fish-Diseases-and- edicine/Smith/p/book/9781498727860
	Fish disease diagnosis and treatment	2nd edition	Edward J. Noga	https://www.amazon.com/Fish-Disease-Diagnosis-Edward-Noga/dp/0813806976/ref=pd_sbs_1/145-8142115- 981953?pd_rd_w=hnT9X&pf_rd_p=3676f086-9496-4fd7-8490-77cf7f43f846&pf_rd_r=
	Handbook of Fish Disease	1st Edition	Alaa Eldin Eissa et al., 2014	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Tripoli
	Fish Medicine		Michael K. Stoskopf. 1993	ISBN: 0-7216-2629-7
Course note	Report about fish viral diseases	EcoMarine Ltd.	Alvarez-Pellitero et al., 2004	A Training Manual for the Aquaculture Industry
Course note	Viral Diseases		Gilda D. Lio-Po and Leobert D. de la Peña	European Association of Fish Pathologists

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